The French National Center for Scientific Research is setting an example for supporting and tracking female scientists—but even with such pioneering efforts, progress is slow

The Research Council of Norway is awarding funding to six new projects under the new Centre for Digital Life Norway, which will bring the total number of projects associated with the centre to 12.

Though no money is committed yet, major science funders back idea of an aggregator of preprints

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is working with an international group of research funders to explore the value and feasibility of establishing a Central Service for preprints. This is a unique opportunity to encourage sharing of preprints in the life sciences and to support the development of a core infrastructure to ensure the benefits of pre-printing are fully realized.

We now allow researchers to cite preprints in their grant applications.

Coalition of scientists and research agencies argue for a one-stop shop server.

An expert group appointed by the government has proposed to change the procedures on how research funding from the Research Council of Norway is distributed and to cut the administrative budget of the research council by NOK80 million (US$9.6 million).

Lawmakers expected to pass bill requiring all grants to be in “the national interest”.

The establishment of university-affiliated incubators is often followed by a reduction in the quality of university innovations, according to a new study co-authored by a Baylor University entrepreneurship professor.

Ambitious effort aims to tackle some of the most important problems in cancer biology.

EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas praises scientists for finding their voice.

Now we know the identity of the chief executive of UK Research and Innovation, the science community will be anxiously watching his first steps.

Any science enthusiast doing genetic engineering outside of a licensed facility might face a fine of €50,000 or up to three years in prison.

Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel has said US President Donald Trump's move to censor environmental data is 'reminiscent' of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's control of science in the USSR.

April 22: a call to support and safeguard the scientific community.

There are more academic publishers out there than ever before. In 2014 there was an estimated 28,100 active scientific journals, but while the large majority of these journals are highly respected, there has also been a sharp rise in the number of predatory journals.

22 April demonstrations planned for more than 100 cities around the world

Nearly 100 founders and leaders of biotech companies express their deep concern and opposition to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017.

Each scientist and engineer chosen will receive an average of up to $300,000 per year for 5 years for life sciences research.

Two countries vie to invest more of their economy into research than anyone else.

Two University of Washington professors are taking aim at BS in a provocatively named new course they hope to teach this spring.

The Trump administration has mounted a vigorous defense of its ban on travel from seven majority-Muslim nations, saying it is necessary to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. But the ban, now blocked by a federal judge, also ensnared travelers important to the well-being of many Americans: doctors.

As United States and British legislators tighten the screws on travel and visa rules, they might be squeezing out international researchers and students. Canadian universities, meanwhile, are seeing surging interest from both groups.

A leading website that monitored predatory open access journals has closed. This will make it harder to keep tabs on this corrosive force within science.

Poor monitoring in ‘second-tier’ institutions is also part of the problem, research indicates

Michael Eisen from University of California in Berkeley, California, registered the Twitter handle @SenatorPhD and declared his intention to run in the 2018 election for a seat in the United States Senate.

An entire database on animal research — including documents on the numbers of animals used in each lab, inspection reports, and enforcement actions — has suddenly been taken down from public view.

Government picks biotech and renewable energy among its top priorities

Ahmadreza Djalali, who has appointments in Italy and Belgium, was arrested in April on a trip to Iran.

Groups protest Trump’s order banning travel from seven Muslim countries.